Making the requested changes would make it say “2023 will probaby be better. If 2022 taught us anything, it’s not to set the bar too high & to keep our optimism mild.”
A song immediately comes to mind: The Beatles, “It’s Getting Better.”
Notice how, in the chorus, the response to “I got to admit it’s getting better, it’s getting better all the time” is “It can’t get any worse.”
A friend of mine used to quote the old Arabic adage, “expect nothing and be surprised.” That’s the way I feel about it. Who knows what’s going to happen next year, apart from an omniscient God or a clairvoyant?
2022 was not an espcecially good year, but it wasn’t bad, either. Maybe that’s my perspective as someone who says at home most of the time and does his best to ignore the news except at a very high level. From that perspective, I give the year a C minus.
Now, using the last two years as the basis for declaring that 2023 is going to be better? Who knows? Guess we’ll just have to wait and see…
Christine runs Simply Six Minutes, and ‘we’re all happy she does…
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“2023 will probaby be better. If 2022 taught us anything, it’s not to set the bar too high & to keep our optimism mild.” Exactly!!
For me 2022 was a solid F (for the years we’ve had in the ’20’s it was the worst). They say bad luck comes in threes, so I say 2020, 2021, 2022 are the three :)
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Which means 2023 ought to be a good one…?
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Reblogged this on Stine Writing and commented:
John lets us know that the best expectation is no expectation…paraphrased in my own words.
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John, I totally agree with not having expectations because then you can’t be disappointed. It sounds horrible but for anyone that’s been hurt before, and that’s just about everyone, there is some truth to it.
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That’s my point. Less chance of being hurt.
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I heard the saying as “Expect nothing, and you won’t be disappointed.” Great tune.
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Pretty much the same thing.
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Yup. Yours is more positive though. There is an offer of surprise.
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Getting so much better all the time 😜😜😜😜🙂😜😜🙂
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Great song, isn’t it?
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Yes absolutely 😊
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